1. Directions To Christ the King Regional High School 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, NY 11379 From Montreal - Auto route 15 to the New York Border. Interstate 87 south to the NY State Thruway. Take the Thruway to the Tappan Zee Bridge. Continue on the Thruway to the Major Deegan Expressway. Take the Major Deegan to the Cross Bronx Expressway east or take the Major Deegan to the Whitestone Bridge. Take the Whitestone Expressway to the Van Wyck Expressway South. Take the Van Wyck to the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Take the Jackie Robinson to Metropolitan Avenue. Right turn on Metropolitan Avenue 1.5 miles. From Long Island (LIE) - Take LIE to the Van Wyck South. Take the Van Wyck to the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Take the Jackie Robinson to Metropolitan Avenue. Right turn on Metropolitan Avenue 1.5 miles. From Long Island (Southern State) - Take Southern State to the Belt Parkway. Take Belt south to Crossbay Blvd. Exit 17 North. Turn right onto Crossbay which becomes Woodhaven B’lvd and continue north to Metropolitan Avenue approx. 2 miles. Make a left onto Metropolitan Avenue. Left turn on Metropolitan Avenue 1.3 miles to Christ the King HS. From Manhattan (Queensboro Bridge) - Take 59th Street to Queensboro Bridge. Take Queens Blvd. East 3.5 miles. Make a right onto Woodhaven Blvd. Taken Woodhaven South 1.5 miles. Make a right onto Metropolitan Avenue. Take Metropolitan Avenue 1.3 miles to Christ the King HS (left side). From Manhattan (Queens Midtown Tunnel) - Queens Midtown Tunnel becomes I-495 E Take the Woodhaven Blvd exit- exit number 19- towards RT-25/Rockway/Queens Blvd. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Turn right onto Woodhaven Blvd. Turn right onto Metropolitan Avenue. 1.3 miles to Christ the King HS. From Staten Island - Take the Staten Island Expressway to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Take the Belt Parkway East (Shore Parkway) to Crossbay Blvd./Woodhaven B’lvd Exit 17.North. Turn left onto Crossbay and continue North 2.5 mile to Rockaway Blvd. Make a left onto Metropolitan Avenue. Look for movie theater. Turn left on Metropolitan Avenue 1.3 miles to Christ the King on the left side. From New Jersey (Edison) - Take the I-287 East to the New Jersey Turnpike. Take the NJ Turnpike to the Goethals Bridge. Follow Staten Island Directions. From Maryland and the South - Take I 95 to the Outerbride or Goethals Bridge and follow the Staten Island Directions. Christ the King H.S. 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. Middle Village, NY 11379 Saturday, October 11, 2014 Christ the King H.S. 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. Middle Village, NY 11379 7:30PM – 1AM Tournament Venue Awards/Dinner Dance Starting Time 9 A.M. 28 th Shorinjiryu Shinzen International Invitational Shiai

2. Dear Instructors, Black Belts, and Non-black Belt Contestants, On behalf of the Shorinjiryu Shinzen Kyokai, we cordially invite you to participate in the twenty-eighth Shorinjiryu Shinzen Shiai dubbed “A Gathering of the Shorinjiryu Karate Family” which will be held on Saturday, October 11, 2014. This prestigious event is the largest strictly Shorinjiryu tournament. We have confirmations from our affiliated schools and our many other Shorinjiryu friends. You will be able to experience a feeling of the true meaning of karate-do and of family that Shorinjiryu exemplifies. In honor of this, the 28 th Anniversary, we are requesting that schools, if they wish, show-case Shorinjiryu by performing special demonstrations of two to three minutes in length. Tournament awards will be issued for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in all divisions; medals will be awarded for 5th and 6th places in the youth’s divisions and each contestant will receive a special certificate of participation. Something really special. This year by special request, we will once again have a special non-koshiki black belt division of likeminded 35 to 45 year olds holding a fifth or higher dan rating. As in the past, you can expect this event to be as successful as any before, but ultimately that depends upon your valued participation. Pre-registration is a major key to a smooth running event and has certain distinct advantages including monetarily. The order in which a contestant performs in kata is basically based upon the order of registration. Those who register first usually will go last. In shiai, those who register first will be eligible for a bye where applicable. Remember, we will group according to kyu and dan rankings and not necessarily by belt color. We are pleased to announce that we will be using the same venue as last year: Christ the King Regional High School 68-02 Metropolitan Ave. Middle Village, NY 11379. This is truly a beautiful site. After wards, we hope you will relax, dance, and partake at our renowned Awards/Dinner Dance which will also be hosted in the Christ the King Regional High School. We wish you the best of success at this your 28 th International Invitational Shorinjiryu Shinzen Shiai. Myron M. Lubitsch, Hanshi President Dan Hayes, Kyoshi Michel Laurin, Hanshi Jim Griffin, Kyoshi Senior Vice President Canadian Vice President Asian/Pacific Regional VP The Mission Statement “The expressed purpose of the Shorinjiryu Shinzen Kyokai is to foster harmonious relations between and among the various schools of Shorinjiryu, to establish a forum by which the various schools of Shorinjiryu can come together to share ideas, techniques, competition, philosophies and friendship; to recognize, to support, to validate and to issue grading; to establish a common ranking system of titles, kyu and dan grades, yet maintain the principle of noninterference within each individual school. The Kyokai is open to practitioners of Shorinjiryu as formulated by Shinan Kori (Kudaka) Hisataka with proper documentation and application review. Membership shall not be denied due to race, national origin, gender, religion or age.”

3. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SHORINJIRYU SHINZEN SHIAI Saturday, October 11, 2014 Starting Time 9:00 A.M. I, the undersigned karate-ka or parent/guardian of the contestant if under 18 years of age, do hereby voluntarily submit my application for participation in the twenty-sixth Invitational Shorinjiryu Shinzen Shiai to be held at Christ the King Regional High School 68-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, Queens, NY 11379 on Saturday, October 11, 2014. I understand that there definitely will be physical contact. I hereby assume full responsibility for any and all damages, injuries, and loses that I may sustain, and agree to hold harmless the officials, directors, promoters of this event, participants and/or the Shorinjiryu Kenryukan Karate Hdq. Ltd., Shorinjiryu Kyokai, etc., their employees, students, and all other personnel, both paid and voluntary, for any personal injury or property damage arising from my attendance and/or participation in the above mentioned tournament. I also agree to waive any and all compensation for the use of pictures, movies, tapes, and/or media coverage by the promoter and those designated by the promoter. SORRY NO REFUNDS. Basic Rules (Please read General Summary for more details) A) Absolutely no face, head, neck, or groin contact. B) Groin cups, mouth guards, chest armor and helmet (these two last items are supplied) are mandatory. C)Shin guards, hand guard approved non-padded protectors are highly suggested. D)Strictly solid all white gi only. Date Participant’s Signature Signature of parent or guardian if under 18 Waiver of Injury Kata Weapons  Shiai Events: Divisions will be organized by dans and kyus not necessarily by color. Divisions are subject to change/elimination, etc. as necessary. Last Name Address D.O.B. Age City, State, Zip Telephone # and E-Mail Address Shorinjiryu School’s Name Dojo’s Name Kyu* Instructor’s Name Height (required)Weight (required) Dan* Male Female Please be present by 9 A.M. We have many special demonstrations planned and we need to begin the opening ceremonies on time. Make checks payable to: “SHORINJIRYU KENRYUKAN KARATE” P.O. Box 210160 Woodhaven, NY 11421 Special Black Belt 35 -45 Dan 5 & up  First Name Date WAIVER MUST BE SIGNED Black Belt Koshiki Entry Fees All submissions are postmarked sensitive. Super Special Register by August 22, 2014…… $40/1, 2, 3 or 4 events (flat rate - no additional discounts) Pre-register by September 10, 2014…………… $50/1,, 2, 3 or 4 events Pre-register by October 1, 2014………………... $60/1, 2, 3 or 4 events After October 7, 2014…………………………. $75/1, 2, 3 or 4 events Day of Shinzen (sorry, no discounts)…………. $100/1, 2, 3 or 4 events Shinzen Kyokai Member Discount (postmarked by Oct. 4 st ) …………………. …..$5 discount Family discount $10 off additional family participants Spectator Fees Adults ……………………………...…………… $10. Children 12 and under …………………………... $5. For information regarding lodgings e-mail MMLShihan@aol.com or call 718-647-4157 Dinner & Dance Adults …………………………………………… $40. Children 12 years old and under …….…………… $15. Total Submitted ______________________ Sorry No Refunds Black Belt   Special Black Belt over 50   

4. Shorinjiryu Shinzen Shiai General Rules Summary 1.A match is 2 minutes running time in all non-black belt divisions and 3 minutes for black belt divisions. 2.All recognized striking techniques shall be allowed. 3.Unless a technique is recognized as an ippon, all scoring techniques will be considered a single wazari. 4.A match shall be deemed ended when one contestant has scored an ippon (full point). 5.In the event that an ippon has not been scored, the contestant with the highest number of wazari (half-points) shall be declared the winner. 6.A contestant with a five-wazari spread shall be declared the winner. Gotensa na kachi. 7.Three unblocked, unanswered consecutive strong, vigorous wazari may be declared an ippon at the discretion of the chief judge. (Santensa na kachi) 8.In case of a tie, the match will be extended by one minute encho-sen. 9. In case of an additional tie, a final extension will be held sai-encho-sen. The first contestant to score will be declared the winner whether by wazari or ippon. 10.There shall be only two legal target areas - head and chest. 11.Contact is permitted only to the chest area covered by the bogu (chest armor). 12.Absolutely no contact will be permitted to the head, neck, face, back, groin or legs. 13.Points will not be scored to the head area in 10 Kyu through 6 Kyu. Points may be scored to the head with non-contact techniques in 5 Kyu through Black Belt divisions. Faking techniques to the head are permissible in all divisions. This provision maybe be cancelled at the discretion of the referee/arbitrator for safety reasons in 10 Kyu through 6 Kyu. 14.Any contact to a non-contact area shall result in an automatic penalty half-point. 15.The referee does not need verification for awarding a penalty point. 16.Two such penalty wazari will result in automatic disqualification - out of bounds warnings are not applicable to this rule. 17.Turning of the back shall be considered a dangerous action, a warning, and then a half point penalty. 18.Excessive contact shall result in automatic disqualification. 19.Finger nails and toe nails must be of reasonable length as not to cause injury. 20.Sweeps are allowed only on matted areas. In the event that sweeps are permitted, a mandatory follow up technique must be attempted; otherwise, a single warning will be issued for each violation. 21.Out of bounds - two warnings shall be issued before penalty half-points are awarded. 22.A contestant may score if one foot is out of bounds. 23.Groin cups and mouth guards are mandatory. 24.Head and chest armor required and will be provided. Shin, arm, foot and hand protectors are recommended. 25.Grabbing of the bogu is not permitted. One may grab the gi if followed by an immediate follow-up. 26.Disrespect or poor sportsmanship will not be tolerated and may result in disqualification from the match and/or tournament. Questions regarding rules violations must follow proper procedures – arbitrator. 27.Absolutely no jewelry 28.Traditional solid all white gi - with recognized Shorinjiryu insignia only. 29.Full uniforms must be worn at all times. White tee shirts may be worn under the gi (uwagi) jacket. 30.Shin/instep guards may be worn 10 kyu – 3 kyu. Brown and black belts may not wear instep guards. 31.The only approved hand guards are the sleeve neoprene in all divisions. 32.Food and drink must be kept outside the gym where physically possibly. 33.Absolutely no coaching by anyone in all divisions. 34.Karateka must stay within the confines of their designated areas. 35.Contestants are not required to do both sides of kata. 36.The Kyokai will supply regulation bo, sai, kama, and nunchuku for weapons events. 37.Divisions will be arranged by dan and kyu belts wherever possible. 38.All contestants must use the same type of bogu do - chest armor. 39.Weapon divisions are open only to 5 kyu (green) and over. 40.Questions regarding rules violations must follow proper procedures – arbitrator. 41.All black belts are expected to avail themselves of service. 42.All must follow proper dojo etiquette. Special Rules for the Koshiki Division 1.These divisions are open only to black belts and junior black belts. 2.In the special controlled contact (koshiki) divisions controlled contact will be allowed to the helmet. 3.Proper pull back is required for all techniques to the helmet. 4.Points: Two half-points for controlled kicking techniques to the helmet. One-half point for all other legal techniques are awarded except in the case of an ippon. 5.An ippon will not be scored to the head. 6.The back is a non-contact target area. 7.Mouth guards and groin cups are required. 8.In an effort to maintain sanitary concerns, the black sleeve non-padded approved hand guard shall be used. 9.All koshiki divisions will be three minutes in length. 10.A seven point spread ruling applies to these divisions. 11.All other rules of the Kyokai apply. 12.Depending upon the number of applicants, the divisions will be grouped by weight, rank, age, etc.